Living in Chichester, West Sussex
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Homes in Chichester cost 12.32 times median annual earnings for people working there (2025).
- Across England: 7.63 times (2025)
- Chichester a year earlier: 12.64 times (2024)
What this measures: the median price paid for homes in Chichester over the 12 months to September 2025, divided by the median gross annual pay of full-time employees who work in Chichester, wherever they live. That is what "workplace-based" means - it is about jobs in the area, not the earnings of people who live there. Earnings come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025). A higher ratio means homes are less affordable for people working locally. The latest year uses provisional earnings, which ONS revises the following year. This is a council-area figure, not a valuation of any home.
Source: Office for National Statistics, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.
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Local administration around Chichester
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Recent sold prices near Chichester (postcode sector PO19 1)
| Address | Price | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18, SOUTH PALLANT | £495,000 | Detached | Aug 2026 |
| 137, ORCHARD STREET | £400,000 | Terraced | Aug 2026 |
| 6, CITADEL HOUSE, ORCHARD GARDENS | £140,000 | Flat | Jul 2026 |
| 12, PRIORY ROAD | £775,000 | Detached | Jul 2026 |
| 2, JOY LANE | £490,000 | Semi-detached | Jul 2026 |
| 2, OLD MARKET AVENUE | £412,000 | Semi-detached | Jun 2026 |
| 12, EAST PALLANT | £340,000 | Terraced | Jun 2026 |
| 7, NORTHGATE | £165,000 | Terraced | May 2026 |
| FLAT 11, REGNUM COURT, NORTH WALLS | £172,500 | Flat | May 2026 |
| 17, PEGASUS COURT, DEANERY CLOSE | £215,000 | Flat | Apr 2026 |
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